Konica Minolta was founded in 1936, with its head office located at Marunouchi Center Building, 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and is a corporate group consisting of five business companies and two functional ****tong companies under its holding company, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. It is a corporate group consisting of five business companies and two functional ****communication companies under the holding company Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. Konica Minolta Office Systems (China) Co., Ltd. is the sales and service company in China for the office equipment business, which is the core business of the Konica Minolta Group.
Basic introduction Company name : Konica Minolta Foreign name : KONICA MINOLTA Headquarters location : Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Founded : 1936 Nature of the company : foreign-funded enterprises Name, profile, development history, Name English name : KONICA MINOLTA Chinese name : Konica Minolta Overview Konica Konica Minolta (KONICA MINOLTA) was established in 1936, the head office location Marunouchi Center Building, 1-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, is a holding company Konica Minolta Holding Company Limited under the 5 business companies and two functional ***The group consists of five business companies under the holding company Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. and two functional companies. Konica Minolta Office Systems (China) Co., Ltd. is the sales and service company in China for the office equipment business, the core business of the Konica Minolta Group. History 1873 Rokusaburo Sugiura began selling photographic equipment and lithographic materials in Tokyo's Qu-machi (the beginning of Konica's business). 1903 Sales of the "Konishi Rokusan Camera," Japan's first branded camera. 1928 Kazuo Tashima establishes "Nidoku *** Camera Store" (later Minolta Co., Ltd.) and begins production of Japanese-made cameras. In the following year, the company's first camera, the Nifcalette, was launched. 1940 The first Japanese color film, "Sakura Natural Color Film," is released. 1956 Establishes the first U.S. branch office in Philadelphia, USA. 1958 The company's first planetarium is developed. 1960 The company's first copier, the Minolta Copymaster, is developed. 1962 The first European subsidiary is established in Hamburg, Germany. 1971 Launches the U-Bix 480, a high-performance plain paper direct copier. 1973 Sakura Driver's License Production System is introduced nationwide. 1975 Launches the world's first 35mm camera with built-in flash and AE function, the "C35EF". 1977 The world's first 35mm compact autofocus camera, the C35AF, is released. 1983 Launches the world's first photocopier with zoom-in/zoom-out function, the "EP450Z". 1984 Develops an ultra-high precision aspherical plastic lens for CD players. 1985 Launches the "α-7000", a monocular camera with autofocus function. 1987 Launches Konsensus, a simple color correction system. 1989 Launches the medical digital image output system "Laser Imager Li-10". 1990 Launches the SP101, a black-and-white laser printer, and enters the laser printer (LBP) market. Launches the digital full-color copier "CF70". 2000 Launches full-scale TAC film business for LCD polarizers. Konica Minolta Materials Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture to manufacture polymerized toner. August 2003 Konica Corporation and Minolta Corporation merge their operations to form a holding company, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. October Konica Minolta reorganizes and consolidates the businesses of its group companies to form a new holding company structure consisting of business companies and general-purpose functional companies. March 2004 Opening of the planetarium "Sunshine and Starlight Hall 'Manten'" in Tokyo, Japan. July Launches the industrial non-contact 3D scanner "VIVID 9i/VI-9i". December Konica Minolta Business Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. is established in Wuxi, China as a subsidiary company for the manufacture of copiers and printers. January 2005 Konica Minolta Inkjet Technology Co., Ltd. is established as a new business company to manufacture commercial inkjet products. February Launches the PCM System, the world's first mammography system utilizing phase contrast technology. August Acquires American Litho Corporation, a major U.S. manufacturer of printed metal sheets, and enters the CTP industry. November Konica Minolta Office Systems (China) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China as a subsidiary for sales of copiers and printers. January 2006 Announces the exit from the camera and imaging business. September Launches the bizhub PRO C6500, a high-speed digital color copier for production printing. September Completes its fourth plant in Kobe, Japan, for the production of TAC films for LCD polarizers. December Completes construction of the 3rd plant for polymerized toner production in Nagano, Japan. March 2007 A strategic alliance is formed with General Electric Company (GE) to develop and market organic light-emitting diodes for lighting devices. April Konica Minolta Healthcare Co., Ltd. is established through the merger of the product planning, sales, and repair operations of the medical business in Japan. May Konica Minolta Software Development (Dalian) Co., Ltd. is established in Dalian, China, to conduct software quality assessment business. January 2008 Konica Minolta establishes a joint venture, Konica Minolta Bizcom Limited, with CEC to develop solution service business. February Konica Minolta Glass Technology (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is established in Malacca, Malaysia to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives (HDD). February Precision Response to "Detailed" Needs of Financial Institutions March Konica Minolta Defends Consumers' Interests and Cleans Up the Market for Print Consumables April A new building is constructed at Konica Minolta's production site in Sayama, Osaka. Konica Minolta's manufacturing site in Sayama, Osaka, to support R&D in the optical business. April A strategic business alliance agreement is reached with Oce Corporation. June Acquires Danka Office Imaging Corporation (DOIC), one of the largest independent suppliers of office imaging equipment. June Konica Minolta Supports World Environmental Day July Konica Minolta Selected for *** Green Procurement List July Konica Minolta Color Business Pacesetters Receive BLI Choice of the Year Award August Konica Minolta is selected as one of the world's largest suppliers of office imaging equipment. strong> Konica Minolta's entry-level color laminator surprise launch August Takayuki Matsumiya participated in the 10,000m track and field race at the Beijing Olympics September Konica Minolta's new intelligent multifunctional color digital laminator, the bizhub C203, was launched wonderfully in China < August 2003 Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. was established as a new integrated holding company January 2004 The Shilong factory in China was listed as a "Good Faith and Law-abiding Enterprise" by Dongguan Customs, the competent customs office. Strong> March Tokyo Planetarium "Sunshine and Starlight Hall 満天" officially opens November POD equipment "bizhub PRO 1050 / bizhub PRO 1050P" for light printing is launched. PRO 1050P" launched January 2005 Konica Minolta Inkjet Technologies, Inc. established to manufacture inkjet printheads and textile printers, was honored with the "2004 PRTR Award", an award that recognizes companies that have excelled in the field of environmental protection. "2004 PRTR Grand Prix" award February *** Launch of the Konica Minolta PCM System, an X-ray camera system February Newly established "Toner Inkjet" program, which is designed for the production of inkjet printheads and textile printers. The newly established "Toner Cartridge" division receives Japan's first Green Mark May Completion of the Wuxi Plant in China, a key production base for full-color laminators December All of the Group's companies in Japan receive the "Konica Minolta Green Mark". All group companies in Japan receive ISO14001 certification March 2006 High-speed, high-quality A4 color laser printer "magicolor 5450" is launched. March All offices of Konica Minolta Office Systems, Inc. received "ISMS Certification" May All production facilities in Japan have achieved "Zero Emission Level 1". "Zero Emission Level 1 Standard" May Konica Minolta receives the "Cool Brands PolsKa 2005" award in Poland June June Konica Minolta Office Information Systems, Inc. receives the "Privacy Mark" certification September TAC Film, the plant responsible for the production of protective film for LCD polarizer, is located in Kobe, Japan. TAC Film's new plant in Kobe, Japan was successfully completed September High-speed full-color multifunctional digital laminator "bizhub PRO C6500" started to market October Konica Minolta Building was awarded the "Mecenat Awards 2006". Konica Minolta Tower receives the "Mecenat Awards 2006" in the Arts & Culture Support Category November Measurement Laboratory, established to apply for the German environmental "Blue Angel" mark, is recognized All rights reserved. November Konica Minolta Group Newspaper receives the Award of Excellence for In-house Newspaper for the second consecutive year December Reorganization and expansion of the production system for heavy-duty toner/completion of the new factory in Nagano, Japan December The "bizhub 420" is the first in the world to receive the new German environmental label "Blue Angel" December *** X-ray systems are presented to university hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai, China. X-ray system January 2007 Digital Konsensus Premium, the first digital color correction system, is launched January Konica Minolta is named "Fabulous" by Forbes Asia. Konica Minolta named "Fabulous 50" by Forbes Asia February Full-color multifunctional multifunction digital laminator "bizhub C550", a new concept designed for the next-generation Internet, goes on sale February Receives the "Superbrand 2006" award for B2B business in Russia March Collaborates with General Electric in response to the rapidly accelerating commercialization of environmentally friendly organic EL (electroluminescent) lighting. March The two production bases in China (Wuxi and Shilong factories) meet the "Zero Emission Level 1 Standard" April Konica Minolta Healthcare Corporation, a medical business company based in Japan, is awarded the "Zero Emission Level 1 Standard". Konica Minolta Healthcare, Inc. is established in Japan.